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pokey vs lockup

lockup vs pokey

pokey and lockup both are nouns.

pokey is an adjective but lockup is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pokey Yes Yes No No
lockup Yes No No No
As nouns, lockup is a hyponym of pokey; that is, lockup is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pokey:
  • pokey: a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
  • lockup: jail in a local police station
Other hyponyms of pokey include bastille, holding cell, hoosegow, hoosgow, house of correction, workhouse.
pokey (noun) lockup (noun)
a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) the act of locking something up to protect it
jail in a local police station
pokey (adjective) lockup (adjective)
small and remote and insignificant
wasting time
Difference between pokey and lockup

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